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1940 - Shoe Makers, Repairers, and Shiners, Kentucky [TABLE A]

The table below has the names (A) of adult African Americans born in Kentucky and employed in the shoe care business in 1940 [source: U.S. Federal Census].

NAMES                  HOME LOCATION        EMPLOYMENT

Paul Allen           Taylor County, KY       shoe shiner at barber shop

Ernest Ayers       Newport, KY               shoe shiner prop. of shoe parlor

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“1940 - Shoe Makers, Repairers, and Shiners, Kentucky [TABLE A],” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed July 26, 2024, https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/index.php/items/show/2991.

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